Every test-taker misses words. What separates strong scores from weak ones is what happens next. Miss a detail, panic, and you stop listening while your brain replays the gap — so you miss the next two questions too. One error becomes three.
Recovery is a trainable reflex. Rule one: when you miss something, let it go instantly and re-anchor on the current sentence. The test keeps moving; you must move with it. Rule two: use the questions as a map — you always know roughly where the speaker is, so you can rejoin.
Rule three: expect the reset points. Speakers change topic with clear signposts ("anyway", "moving on", "the next thing"). These are lifelines — the moment to snap back to full attention if you've drifted.
Lisenia builds this resilience on purpose: some clips are designed to make you miss a word, then train the recover-and-continue habit so a single slip never snowballs. The skill check measures your recovery under pressure.